About Winnie Dam Campground - Usace
Number of accommodations: 21
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Showers
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
On Site Services
- Playground
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Reviews (289)
What Guests Are Saying
Winnie Dam Campground is a well-maintained and clean facility with spacious sites, friendly hosts, and excellent amenities such as clean bathrooms and hot showers. It is particularly popular among fishermen, who enjoy both the river and lake access. While some guests noted minor issues like electric surges and loose pets, the overall atmosphere is peaceful and welcoming, making it an ideal base for exploration and relaxation.
What Guests Are Saying
Winnie Dam Campground is a well-maintained and clean facility with spacious sites, friendly hosts, and excellent amenities such as clean bathrooms and hot showers. It is particularly popular among fishermen, who enjoy both the river and lake access. While some guests noted minor issues like electric surges and loose pets, the overall atmosphere is peaceful and welcoming, making it an ideal base for exploration and relaxation.
Review Summary
Bruce H
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2021 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: LAKE WINNI
Enjoyed very much. Should go to Forest History Center in Grand Rapids MN.
Linda S
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: LAKE WINNI
Smaller campground with nicely spaced sites and lots of trees. Easy walk over to river where we were able to walk along shore for a ways before getting to end of COE grounds. We didn't use the showers but they looked okay. You need to fill up with water when first coming into campground but there was electric at sites. A dump station on the way out. We met some nice folks there and had some nice conversations. A good place to go to enjoy some nice Minnesota great outdoors.
Linda S
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: LAKE WINNI
Smaller campground with nicely spaced sites and lots of trees. Easy walk over to river where we were able to walk along shore for a ways before getting to end of COE grounds. We didn't use the showers but they looked okay. You need to fill up with water when first coming into campground but there was electric at sites. A dump station on the way out. We met some nice folks there and had some nice conversations. A good place to go to enjoy some nice Minnesota great outdoors.
Bryan J
VerifiedAugust 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: LAKE WINNI
We really enjoyed our stay at Winnie Dam. The campground was fantastic! Very relaxing and peaceful. The sites are all very large and most would accommodate larger rigs. The dump station area was clean and easy to access with our 30' travel trailer. Our electricity was reliable and had no issues there. If you have a night you just don't feel like cooking "Lake Winnie's Gosh Dam Place" is just down the road and has pretty good food. The menu says they will even cook your fish that you bring in, though we didn't test that.
The reservation process online and in app with recreation.gov is fantastic, in my opinion, and we were able to pull in and head right to our site. The only downfall of that process is that we had someone show up and claim we stile their site. I'm glad I was able to go to the app and confirm we were in the correct spot. I'm reasonably sure they had reserved the site across from us and didn't want to admit their error. It was supposed to be rented all weekend and nobody ever showed up for it. The folks that accused us had relatives in another site and shared that one I guess. It pays to keep a record of what site you booked!
Aside from that snafu, we loved the place and will definitely go back!
Debra S
VerifiedAugust 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: LAKE WINNI
Spacious campsites, clean restrooms and quiet.
Bryan J
VerifiedAugust 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: LAKE WINNI
We really enjoyed our stay at Winnie Dam. The campground was fantastic! Very relaxing and peaceful. The sites are all very large and most would accommodate larger rigs. The dump station area was clean and easy to access with our 30' travel trailer. Our electricity was reliable and had no issues there. If you have a night you just don't feel like cooking "Lake Winnie's Gosh Dam Place" is just down the road and has pretty good food. The menu says they will even cook your fish that you bring in, though we didn't test that.
The reservation process online and in app with recreation.gov is fantastic, in my opinion, and we were able to pull in and head right to our site. The only downfall of that process is that we had someone show up and claim we stile their site. I'm glad I was able to go to the app and confirm we were in the correct spot. I'm reasonably sure they had reserved the site across from us and didn't want to admit their error. It was supposed to be rented all weekend and nobody ever showed up for it. The folks that accused us had relatives in another site and shared that one I guess. It pays to keep a record of what site you booked!
Aside from that snafu, we loved the place and will definitely go back!
Debra S
VerifiedAugust 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: LAKE WINNI
Spacious campsites, clean restrooms and quiet.
Tessa H
VerifiedAugust 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: LAKE WINNI
Large camp space, private and easy access. Showers were very nice and clean. Will stay again 😎
Marlana B
VerifiedAugust 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: LAKE WINNI
Very quiet and clean. All the other campers were very polite and quiet.
Tessa H
VerifiedAugust 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: LAKE WINNI
Large camp space, private and easy access. Showers were very nice and clean. Will stay again 😎
Location Winnie Dam Campground - Usace
Address:
56448 County Road 9
Deer River, MN, 55636
United States
From Deer River, Minnesota, take Highway 2 west for one mile. Turn right on Highway 46 and go 12 miles. Turn left on Itasca County 9 and continue 2 miles, then turn left at signs and follow to the campground.
Winnie Dam Campground is accessible via Highway 2, which is approximately 1 mile from Deer River, and Highway 46, which is accessed by turning right from Highway 2.
Latitude & Longitude: 47.43 / -94.0492
Elevation: 404 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- *This is a USACE Campground (Winnie Dam). Some visitors can get this confused with a U.S. Forest Service Campground titled: Winnie Campground.
- There is a code for the bathroom/shower building, please see host for code.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
